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Closed-Form Results for Masked Exponential Series Systems
Deriving closed-form maximum likelihood estimators and Fisher information for exponential series systems with masked failure data.
December 2, 2025 · 2 min read
algebraic.mle: The Foundation of a Statistical Inference Ecosystem
An R package treating MLEs as first-class algebraic objects with composable statistical properties.
May 15, 2021 · 3 min read
Observation Functors: Composable Censoring for Series System Simulation
Announcing observation functors in maskedcauses — composable functions that separate the data-generating process from the observation mechanism, enabling mixed-censoring simulation and verified Monte Carlo studies.
February 13, 2026 · 9 min read
maskedcauses: Maximum Likelihood Estimation for Masked Series System Failures
Announcing the maskedcauses R package for maximum likelihood estimation in series systems with masked component failures—built on composable likelihood contributions, validated through extensive simulation, and heading to CRAN.
February 5, 2026 · 5 min read